Notices by Ben (thebreadmonkey@beige.party)

I don't think any of us are built to be happy or satisfied. I think the point is to find gratitude in our current circumstance. Jesus. How on earth are we supposed to even begin to do that?

I'm into it

The Toxic Avenger remake unleashes the carnage with gory new red band trailer
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/the-toxic-avenger-remake-unleashes-new-red-band-trailer/

Nice to see the Royals involving themselves in climate change chat ahead of COP30, finger wagging at the world about how we should all do more. William saying "But these goals will remain out of reach unless we move from promises to action - grounded in respect, equity, and shared responsibility."

This coming from a family of wealth hoarders who could completely eradicate homelessness in the UK 36 times over and still have nearly a billion pounds left over. They could implement a universal basic income bringing many more minds to the fore to tackle actual problems rather than their own poverty and despair. Refocus the nation from fast food and fast culture into something more sustainable and meaningful. Instead he just makes empty soundbytes so he can look like he cares and is doing something important. Like watching a whole load of people fall to their death, whilst flapping his arms at them in encouragement.

'If we save the sea, we save our world', he says. He owns the fucking sea. The Crown Estate owns the territorial seabed out to 12 nautical miles and around half of the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Why doesn't he do something about it. Instead of appearing on telly to tell other people what to do. Noone cares about anything or anyone. Until the people who can take action do take action, how do they expect others will? William talking about equity and shared responsibility..... does he even understand how that sounds to the rest of the world?

Anyway wooooosaaaaaaah, hurrah! Saturday! Let's get out there and do this! I missed my run this morning due to sleeping, so am going to attempt to go out during the day instead in this unbelievable heat like an idiot. Hooray! Hope you're all fab. Sorry for the moan. Bastards though, all of them. X

@kytta @Gargron

What an absolute station wagon

Well life takes us on some strange journeys. And I genuinely did not expect Alanis Morissette to be a stone cold top Glastonbury highlight for me. She took the roof off and left absolutely nothing out there. Genuinely incredible set. Uninvited was something else. What an unbelievable song and performance.

I'm only.... *checks notes*..... 30 years late to the party. This is now an Alanis Morissette Stan account. I absolutely love her.

I hope Alanis Morissette in particular is absolutely terrific this evening

I absolutely loathed Alanis Morissette in the 90s. I was too cool and edgy and you couldn't move for Jagged Little Pill. As I grew up I realised I was an IDIOT and that she and her music are a gift and frankly I am genuinely sorry.

There is a lot going on here and I don't want to detract from what to some is clearly a serious issue. But this does read like a high-level meeting of all the top ranking seagulls in Scotland.

Calls for Scotland-wide seagull summit amid warnings someone could be killed
https://news.sky.com/story/calls-for-scotland-wide-seagull-summit-amid-warnings-someone-could-be-killed-13389093

Zombies in 28 Days/Weeks are so fast they're morelike.......... *zoom*bies 😎🙌

In the incessant, infinite, never-ending purgatory that is 'making good choices', I am this evening drinking Tanqueray Flor De Sevilla alcohol-free gin (which I paid £10 for because I am a MUG) with Fever Tree Summer Garden tonic, over what some Mixologists are calling a 'fuck ton' of ice. I regret very deeply to inform you that it is absolutely tremendous. Possibly the most expensive non-alcoholic drink I've ever had at home. But frankly it is delightful. Floral AF.

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The First Law of Thermodynamics is that you do not talk about Thermodynamics

It's quite important to me that you know - no matter who you are on Fedi, that I will interact with you in exactly the same way as everyone else. Primarily because I literally cannot remember anything or anyone. So if you're an elegant lady-person and I call you a fuckin' geezer, or you are a hardened man person and I call you love and send you kisses..... it's because I've got literally no idea what's going on. X

@afewbugs

"No, crocodiles cannot eat chocolate; it is not a natural part of their diet and is considered toxic to them as it contains theobromine, a chemical that can be harmful to animals, just like it is for dogs and cats"

It is 2025. How do we not have a less medieval method of clearing a blocked ear than pouring olive oil into your own head? How isn't there an app?

@GossiTheDog

Donated. All the best to your brother and all of you. Bookmarked and will reboost periodically.

Thinking about becoming a billionaire

OK I've caught up! Noone say anything for a bit so I can get on with some other stuff.

@melindrea

Fun fact! So I'd never heard of em dashes before someone mentioned it here. Looked it up and apparently it turns out I've been doing that naturally for absolutely ages. I don't recall seeing it anywhere else (although suppose I must have done) and just feel it's a natural device to use as well as parentheses. Although I naturally do what I think is called an N dash rather than an em dash!

@catmisgivings

Why do you have leaky buckets? And what is hepcat lingo? And what is a $20 word?!

This is extremely frustrating to me because I do actually talk and write like this. What they're basically saying is that noone except Ai uses fancy words, which is incredibly insulting and sesquipedalian.

You sound like ChatGPT | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/openai/686748/chatgpt-linguistic-impact-common-word-usage